AUSTIN BAY WRITES:

Why are we unpopular at the United Nations? Consider the U.N.’s membership list. Most of the so-called nation-states are anything but. Sure, they have Rand McNally borders, but they aren’t modern states rooted in legitimate, popular authority. These hoaxes are areas controlled by the primitive sovereignty of tyranny, empires of fear where autocrats (often backed by a favored ethnic group, a tribe with a flag) call the shots.

Yeah, they hate us. The autocrats running the fake states hate us because they fear the liberty that empowers us will encourage their oppressed to topple them.

Can we give Mugabe a teensy shove?

UPDATE: Read this post by Daniel Drezner and follow the links to see why they’re so nervous.